Vehicle sensor self-calibration via test vehicles

Abstract

An example operation includes one or more of determining a test vehicle in motion is proximate to a transport-under-test in motion, wherein the test vehicle includes a calibration device, and the transport-under-test includes one or more sensors, transmitting calibration results from the calibration device to the one or more sensors, receiving a calibration result, via the calibration device, from the one or more sensors, determining, via the test vehicle, an error with the one or more sensors based on the calibration result and calibrating, via the transport-under-test, the one or more sensors based on the error.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method, comprising:
 determining a test vehicle in motion is proximate to a transport-under-test in motion, wherein the test vehicle includes a calibration device, and the transport-under-test includes one or more sensors;   transmitting calibration results from the calibration device to the one or more sensors;   receiving a calibration result, via the calibration device, from the one or more sensors;   determining, via the test vehicle, an error with the one or more sensors based on the calibration result; and   calibrating, via the transport-under-test, the one or more sensors based on the error.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a location of a test-rig on the test vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining a location of the calibration device on a test-rig on the test vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the calibration result comprises at least one of a location, a speed and a heading of the test vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 determining a test vehicle location; and   determining a transport-under-test location.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the calibration device is at least one of passive and active. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising determining at least one of a relative position, a relative speed and a relative heading of the test vehicle to the transport-under-test. 
     
     
         8 . A system, comprising:
 a test vehicle that includes a calibration device;   a transport-under-test that includes one or more sensors;   a proximity detector electrically coupled with the transport-under-test, that determines the test vehicle in motion is proximate to the transport-under-test in motion;   a transmitter responsive to the calibration device, that transmits a calibration result to the one or more sensors; and   a receiver responsive to the one or more sensors, that receives the calibration result, via the calibration device;   wherein the test vehicle determines an error with the one or more sensors based on the calibration result; and   wherein the transport-under-test calibrates the one or more sensors based on the error.   
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a test-rig coupled to the test vehicle, wherein the coupling of the test-rig to the test vehicle determines a location of the test-rig on the test vehicle.   
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a test-rig coupled to the test vehicle; and   wherein the calibration device is coupled to the test-rig, and   wherein the coupling of the calibration device to the test-rig determines a location of the calibration device on the test-rig.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the calibration result comprises at least one of a location, a speed and a heading of the test vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 8 , further comprising;
 a test vehicle spatial location sensor that determines a test vehicle location; and   a transport spatial location sensor that determines a transport-under-test location.   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein the calibration device is at least one of passive and active. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 8 , wherein a transport-under-test processor further determines at least one of a relative position, a relative speed and a relative heading of the test vehicle to the transport-under-test. 
     
     
         15 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions, that when read by a processor, cause the processor to perform:
 determining a test vehicle in motion is proximate to a transport-under-test in motion, wherein the test vehicle includes a calibration device, and the transport-under-test includes one or more sensors;   transmitting a calibration result from the calibration device to the one or more sensors;   receiving the calibration result, via the calibration device, from the one or more sensors;   determining, via the test vehicle, an error with the one or more sensors based on the calibration result; and   calibrating, via the transport-under-test, the one or more sensors based on the error.   
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , further comprising determining a location of a test-rig on the test vehicle. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , further comprising determining a location of the calibration device on a test-rig on the test vehicle. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the calibration result comprises at least one of a location, a speed and a heading of the test vehicle. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , further comprising detecting a proximity of the test vehicle to the transport-under-test. 
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the calibration device is at least one of passive and active.